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Job Title:    Regional WASH Delegate for
East Africa

Organization:  Austrian
Red Cross

Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda

Salary: €
3,455 gross

About US:

The Austrian Red
Cross is the national Red Cross Organization in Austria and is part of the
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It was established on March
14, 1880 by Doctor Adam Lichtenheld of the Vienna General Hospital and is the
biggest aid agency in the country.

Job Summary:  The Austrian Red Cross (AutRC) is looking for
an experienced and highly motivated Regional WASH Delegate for East Africa,
starting at the latest in January 2021. The Regional WASH Delegate (RWD) leads
the technical planning and monitoring of all WASH related project aspects in
the East Africa Region. The RWD ensures that programmes are delivered at a high
technical standard in line with international best practices. The RWD works
closely with all partners to further develop quality and outreach of the
International Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement WASH activities.

Key Duties and
Responsibilities:

·        
Technical
responsibility of quality implementation and back-stopping of all WASH-related
AutRC projects

·        
Assistance
in participatory project design as well as technical quality assurance of
project proposals

·        
Proactive
development of WASH capacities within the RCRC movement and develop accordingly
programmes and projects based upon requests from local RCRC Societies.
Especially pro-actively advance gender-equality and environmental
sustainability in RCRC WASH programming

·        
Coordinate
specialists (e.g. Emergency WASH, engineers,…) and develop ToRs for required
technical support

·        
Stay on
top of latest developments in the WASH and cross-cutting sectors and contribute
to the sector-specific dialogue, including fostering RCRC WASH advocacy and
public relations

·        
Networking
and establishment of/maintaining contacts with national, regional and
international institutions and stakeholders as well as contributing to
communication strategies and knowledge dissemination

·        
Close
coordination with local project teams and AutRC WASH team in HQ Vienna

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·        
The
applicant must have Higher education in environmental, civil engineering, water
management

·        
A
minimum of five years of relevant work experience in a WASH-related field

·        
Experience
in the humanitarian or development sector, with focus on WASH is an asset

·        
Experience
in the Red Cross- and Red Crescent Movement is an asset

·        
Experience
in project development, management and monitoring including finance management
skills

·        
Willingness
to travel to remote areas

·        
Ability
to work in a multicultural team in complex and demanding environments

·        
Fluently
spoken and written English, East African languages (e.g. Swahili, Amharic,…),
French and/or German would be an asset

Compensation: minimum
monthly all-in salary € 3,455 gross and willingness for overpayment depending
on qualifications and experience

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their applications to: personalentwicklung@redcross.at

Deadline: 15^th
November 2020

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